Asian Hornet Action Teams (AHAT)

Each BBKA branch or Area Association is being asked to set up a team that can assist with local requests for help in identifying Asian Hornets. Please download the file for full details. download filex

Overview of Defra and other Organisations in relation to response on Asian Hornets. download file

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Swarm Talk

Tuesday 23rd April 2024 7.00pm: a BBKA zoom event on swarming.
Asian Hornet Events

Media Support and Tips for AHAT Teams, Tuesday 30th April 2024, 6.00pm
Andrew Durham Asian Hornet Presentations
Planting 150 Year Anniversary Trees

Celebrating 150 Years!

The British Beekeepers’ Association is thrilled and delighted to celebrate 150 years in 2024!
Beekeepers call on the public to help fight record Asian hornet invasion

The BBKA is calling on the public to help fight a major threat to honey bees and other pollinators - Asian hornets!
Oakgrove School

The latest school to be awarded BBKA Beacon School status.
Gilbert White’s House

First institutional member of the British Beekeepers' Association for 80 years.
Neonicotinoids

Statement from the British Beekeepers' Association President, Anne Rowberry, on banned bee-killing pesticides.
Our President presents jar of honey to the King

BBKA President Anne Rowberry astounded police guarding a side entrance to Buckingham Palace when she was invited in to hand a jar of honey to a member of the King's household who assured her it would be on his breakfast table on National Honey Day.
First National Honey Day

The British Beekeepers' Association (BBKA) is celebrating the first National Honey Day on October 21st
Press Release: Beekeepers Put £90,000 Into Bee Health Research

The CB Dennis British Beekeepers Research Trust, Bee Diseases Insurance Ltd and The British Beekeepers Association are funding a three year post graduate research post.
84% of Beekeepers Who Replied to Survey had No Winter Losses

Winter hive losses of just 16% and worst areas in Eastern & South East regions
Pictures from the opening of the National Apiary Garden

The National Apiary Garden has been formally opened and the Master of the Wax Chandlers planted a tree for the Queen's Jubilee

Find Beekeeping Near You

Please use our BBKA map to find branches and members who can help you on your way to becoming a beekeeper.
Swarm Collection

Beekeepers are often approached about winged, flying creatures, especially in the spring and summer period, when they are their most active simply working and are no cause for alarm. We can only help if they are honeybees.
Find a local Swarm Collector

If the bees have been identified as honey bees you can enter your postcode to find our nearest volunteer swarm collectors.
Honeybee Swarms

Further information about honey bee swarms together with photos of beautiful honey bees in swarms. It is hoped this page will help members of the public recognise honey bee swarms and then use our swarm map to find a beekeeper to collect the honey bees!
What bee is this?

What bee is this? Pictures of the bumblebees and solitary bees often mistaken for honeybees. Easy ways to identify them.
Learn the craft of beekeeping

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How do I become a beekeeper?

How do I become a beekeeper? Why you should join a local association? Where can I find out about courses?